(57) A photographic element comprising a support, at least one photosensitive silver halide
layer and associated therewith a colour coupler and a stabilizer therefor which stabilizer
is an acrylate or acrylamide homopolymer or copolymer of low water solubility, the
color coupler being of the general formula (1) or (2):
 wherein A and B represent the same or different electron-withdrawing group,
X-[Link]n- is H or a group which splits off on coupling with oxidised color developer,
R is an alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or heterocyclic which may be substituted, -COR1, -CSR1,SOR1, SO2R1, -NHCOR1, -CONHR1, -COOR1, -COSR1, -NHSO2R1 wherein R1 is an alkyl, cycloalkyl, or aryl group any of which are optionally substituted, and
wherein two or more of A, B, R, and X optionally form part of a ring, Link is a linking
group,
n is 0, 1 or 2, and
Z is 0, 1 or 2 ethylenically unsaturated groups as defined in the specification, m
is 0, 1 or 2.
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